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Where mathematics comes from : how the embodied mind brings mathematics into being / George Lakoff, Rafael E. Núñez.

By:

Lakoff, George

Contributor(s):

Nunez, Rafael E, , 1960-

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: New York, NY : Basic Books , c2000.Edition: 1st edDescription: xvii, 492 p. : ill. ; 25 cmISBN:

0465037704

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

510 LAK

LOC classification:

QA141.15 .L37 2000

Summary: Two cognitive scientists examine the structure of mathematical ideas, what mathematics means, and why. Lakoff and Nunez believe that conceptual metaphor plays a central, defining role in mathematical ideas, from simple arithmetic and algebra to sets, logic, and infinity. They argue that understanding the ideas implicit in mathematics, especially the metaphorical ideas, demystifies mathematics so that it makes more sense.

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Libro - Monografía	Biblioteca Pública de San Miguel de Allende, A.C.	510 LAK (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		008856

Includes bibliographical references (p. 453-472) and index.

Two cognitive scientists examine the structure of mathematical ideas, what mathematics means, and why. Lakoff and Nunez believe that conceptual metaphor plays a central, defining role in mathematical ideas, from simple arithmetic and algebra to sets, logic, and infinity. They argue that understanding the ideas implicit in mathematics, especially the metaphorical ideas, demystifies mathematics so that it makes more sense.

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